hurricane irma

Puerto Rico Continues to Suffer Worst Electricity Failure in U.S. History

Puerto Rico Continues to Suffer Worst Electricity Failure in U.S. History

Hurricane Maria caused the largest blackout in U.S. history, according to a new report. An analysis released this week from the Rhodium Group finds that the hurricane caused a net loss of 1.25 billion hours of electricity since hitting Puerto Rico on Sept. 20—the largest in recorded history. Nine of the 10 most severe power […]

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    Naomi Klein Warns Europe May Water Down Paris Accord to Win Support from Trump

    Naomi Klein Warns Europe May Water Down Paris Accord to Win Support from Trump

    President Donald Trump on Tuesday is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly. Climate change is expected to be high on the agenda at this year’s gathering. As the world leaders meet, another major storm—Hurricane Maria—is gaining strength in the Caribbean and following a similar path as Hurricane Irma. The current forecast shows Maria […]

    Rumors, Mixed Signals Cloud U.S. Plans for Paris Agreement

    Rumors, Mixed Signals Cloud U.S. Plans for Paris Agreement

    Rumors and mixed signals on the U.S. plans for the Paris agreement swirled over the weekend as the Trump administration prepared for its first UN General Assembly meeting this week. Reports surfaced that a White House senior official had indicated at an energy summit in Montreal that the U.S. might soften its opposition to the […]

    Now Is Exactly the Time to Have That Discussion About Climate Change

    Now Is Exactly the Time to Have That Discussion About Climate Change

    By Susan Glickman As a native Floridian, I chose to ride out Hurricane Irma in my hometown of Tampa—just a few miles north of where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play football. Like millions of other Floridians who evacuated low-lying beach communities for higher ground, I had the obvious safety concerns and worries about whether I […]

    #ClimateSilence: Corporate Media Called Out for Whiffing on ‘Most Important Story in the World’

    #ClimateSilence: Corporate Media Called Out for Whiffing on ‘Most Important Story in the World’

    By Julia Conley Using social media on Wednesday, advocates for climate action spoke out forcefully—and in huge numbers—against major media outlets that enable those who deny the connection between global warming and extreme weather events like Hurricane Harvey and Irma. Using the hashtag #ClimateSilence, 350.org initiated a campaign aimed at calling out corporate media companies […]

    EPA Grants Florida Utilities Blanket Pollution Waiver After Irma

    EPA Grants Florida Utilities Blanket Pollution Waiver After Irma

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted all Florida power plants a “no action assurance” on Monday as the state tries to turn the lights back on post-Hurricane Irma. The waiver, given at the request of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and effective through Sept. 26, allows the utilities “to operate without meeting all […]

    Hurricanes Irma and Harvey Cast Spotlight on Toxic Sites In Our Midst

    Hurricanes Irma and Harvey Cast Spotlight on Toxic Sites In Our Midst

    By Diane Carman Our country has just witnessed two of the worst hurricanes in our history and the work of rebuilding shattered lives in Texas, Florida, and elsewhere has barely begun. Toxic cleanup will be a part of the work ahead. This is an area dotted with oil refineries, chemical plants, Superfund sites and coal-fired […]

    Pope Francis on Climate Change Deniers: ‘Man Is Stupid’

    Pope Francis on Climate Change Deniers: ‘Man Is Stupid’

    Pope Francis once again spoke out against climate change deniers during an in-flight press conference from Colombia to Rome on Sunday. As the papal plane flew near Caribbean islands pummeled by Hurricane Irma, the pope said that those who reject climate science remind him of a psalm from the Old Testament about stubbornness. “Man is […]